"""Try to prevent core files from being created.
Returns previous ulimit if successful, else None.
"""
+ if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+ # Check if the 'Crash Reporter' on OSX was configured
+ # in 'Developer' mode and warn that it will get triggered
+ # when it is.
+ #
+ # This assumes that this context manager is used in tests
+ # that might trigger the next manager.
+ value = subprocess.Popen(['/usr/bin/defaults', 'read',
+ 'com.apple.CrashReporter', 'DialogType'],
+ stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
+ if value.strip() == b'developer':
+ print "this tests triggers the Crash Reporter, that is intentional"
+ sys.stdout.flush()
+
try:
import resource
old_limit = resource.getrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_CORE)